Patents by Inventor Express Scripts, Inc.

Express Scripts, Inc. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130151281
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing prescription liability are described. In one embodiment, a reimbursement request for filling of a prescription drug on behalf of a worker is received. The reimbursement request is identified as being associated with a claim assumer. A determination that workers' compensation patient eligibility information is available for the worker is made. A modification notification including workers' compensation patient eligibility information associated with the worker is transmitted to a pharmacy administrative device. A replacement reimbursement request for filling of the prescription drug on behalf of the worker is received. The replacement reimbursement request is routed to a benefit manager device based on receipt of the replacement reimbursement request. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventor: Express Scripts, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130039564
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a prescription imaging system for capturing, storing and displaying images of prescription bottles during the prescription fulfillment process to monitor the quality of the fulfillment process. The system includes one or more pill cameras for capturing images of pills dispensed into one or more prescription bottles and one or more label cameras for capturing images of the bottle labels. The images are stored on a storage device in a database record. The images can be used to verify that the pills in each bottle correspond with the associated prescription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.
    Inventor: Express Scripts, Inc.